Lyrics You've got a way by Shania Twain

You've got a way with me

Somehow you got me to believe

In everything that I could be

I gotta say, you really got a way

Boy does Niles have a way. No one else gets to CC the way does. Whether it's through a one liner or a raised eyebrow, Niles knows how to cut to the chase and get her going just when she needs a pick me up. No one thrills her, challenges her, maddens her, gets her going, or turns her on the way he does. She doesn't know how he does it, but he just does. She rarely, if ever, shows her appreciation for him, but that's just their thing. He insults her, she gives it back, and they go about their day with everyone watching and shaking their heads in morbid curiosity. To the outsider it would seem they despise each other, but she knew that for every I hate you they threw at each other's way they were really telling each other how much they meant to one another.

There was a book, The Five Love Languages, that tells people how to read meet each partner's needs in the way they need to be loved. CC didn't need to read that; heck, she could have written that. She felt fortunate in that she and Niles had similar needs. They didn't need to get mushy to know that they were loved. Throw a good zinger in and they knew they were cared for. That was their language, their break from the outside world that no one could penetrate. It was their safety net. When one was not "zinging" then the other one would know something was wrong and would find out what it was. When Niles had his heart attack and didn't take the bait to her set-ups CC was so scared she would never hear his insults again. She would never take for granted again that deep voice she had come to appreciate so much over the years. Others might not get why she put up with his insults, but she knew, and she wouldn't trade them for anything.

You've got a way with words

You get me smiling even when it hurts

There's no way to measure what your love is worth

I can't believe the way you get through to me

No one has a better grasp of the English language than Niles. And his accent- it drove her wild with passion, though she'd never admit it. He could turn the simplest word into an insult, and he often did. He rarely let an opportunity go by to get one over on her. But there were the moments behind closed doors when no one was looking that the real Niles came through- tender, caring, loving Niles who wouldn't harm a flea. She knew she could trust him and she would let her guard down, and that rarely happened. But she would give her most trusted possession- her soul- to this man and know that it would be safe with him forever. CC never cried- it just wasn't in her nature- but contrary to popular belief she did hurt and she did allow Niles to be the one to comfort her. He was the only one she wanted by her side when she ached, when things got tough. She knew that he would never tell her darkest secrets to anyone, though he might tease her about it later. CC always landed on her feet, with or without a man, but she sure was glad to have a man like Niles to stand beside her whenever she did fall.

It's in the way you want me

It's in the way you hold me

The way you show me just what love's made of

It's in the way we make love

True, they had their raw, animalistic sex and they enjoyed it very much. How could two passionate people such as themselves not have such a crazy sex life? But Niles also proved to be a devoted lover, who prided himself in paying attention to CC's every need. These were the moments she felt closest to him, even more so than the foreplay outside of the bedroom. CC always liked to be in control with all of her past lovers. She never let her guard down for a minute. But with Niles she knew she was loved- she felt it with every step he took. He didn't have to tell her he loved her- she felt it in every thing he did.

It's just the way you are